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Introducing, Bowen Thoreau

Happy one month to our perfect addition, Bowen Thoreau, or "Beau." Born December 9th at 11:09
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Introducing, Bowen Thoreau

 Bowen, baby head
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Hello, 2026.

And farewell, 2025. It's early in the morning, typing from my bed with one son on my
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Hello, 2026.

 The clock in downtown Medina, NY.
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Where You Can Donate, Contribute, and Help Your Community

We love talking about food and drinks, but I love to talk about our community even more.
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Where You Can Donate, Contribute, and Help Your Community
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Breaking New Ground at the Lee-Whedon Memorial Library

Last Friday morning, Roux and I stood with our neighbors and community leaders at Lee-Whedon Memorial Library,
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Breaking New Ground at the Lee-Whedon Memorial Library
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The Start of Christmas in Medina

It’s time to sing Christmas carols, decorate, watch Hallmark movies, and officially transition to the holiday season. For those familiar with the two of us, you probably know we’ve been doing this for over a month. However, if you’re in Medina, you know very well that today is the Olde Tyme Christmas
November 27, 2021
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Happy November

Cue Barry Manilow’s “When October Goes”. Just like that, autumn days are waning as the rest of the leaves change and snow looms in the forecast. We’ve spent our September and October days like never before – enjoying our son. Scott and I always wonder how we managed to do it all
November 5, 2021
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The Arrival of Roux: Part Two

English teachers love a good cliffhanger. Actually, I think most people do. A cliffhanger fails when the outcome is already known – yes, I’m alive! Roux is thriving! Our emergency room visit becomes a mere plot twist in our original discharge from the hospital. However if you’re still curious how our first
August 11, 2021
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The Arrival of Roux: Part One

I’ll start this by saying that no woman knows what to expect despite the abundance of literature published on the topic of labor and delivery. It is truly the great unknown. Every experience is different and no matter how many friends and relatives share their personal experience, you are incredibly naive to
July 26, 2021
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Welcome, Roux Honor

Our world was changed forever one month ago. Roux Honor made his entrance into our lives on June 11th, 2021 at 7:23 in the morning, weighing a healthy 9 lbs 2 oz and a very tall 22 inches long. It’s my lot in life to be surrounded by tall, dark, handsome men
July 13, 2021
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On Naming our Son

Perhaps the most pressure we have endured throughout this entire pregnancy is the NAME GAME. And for the record, we actually have decided on a name – the last name… Everyone wants to know his name. Everyone has ideas, opinions, judgements. But few people have inquired about the last name of our
May 7, 2021
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